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- the present invention is generally related to the field of solutions to control red-green-blue light emitting diodes (RGB LEDs).
- RGB LEDs red-green-blue light emitting diodes
- RGB light emitting diodes are more and more used in numerous lighting applications. Each LED may be controlled individually in intensity and colour by an integrated circuit (IC) via a communication interface. The LEDs may need calibration by means of the IC before use to a given target value.
- IC integrated circuit
- RGB LEDs are typically Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) driven to set a defined current for each colour channel in order to adjust to certain colour points and colour intensities to obtain a dedicated light output of a given RGB LED.
- PWM Pulse Width Modulation
- the PWM resolution is typically limited to 16 bits. This is because a high PWM resolution also requires a high frequency clock generator. The LED itself is driven in a PWM frequency range of up to 500 Hz, so that the human eye does not see flickering. This would be the case, if lower PWM frequencies were used. As a result, a 16 bit PWM resolution needs a clock source of about 32.768 MHz (65535*500 Hz). Each additional bit increases the required clock signal by factor of two, which may lead to increased electromagnetic emissions and is not cost optimal. Further, the current through the LED needs a certain time to settle, which makes high PWM resolutions useless at low duty cycle values of the PWM. Hence, there is a need for performing light control with a PWM resolution limited to 16 bits.
- WO2015/061237 is concerned with controlling the brightness of a LED display employing a combination of current and PWM dimming of the LEDs.
- the disclosure offers a solution to deal with the non-linear relationship between the current and the luminous flux, which is applied for dimming the light output in a brightness control.
- EP3076758 presents a light regulation loop.
- a solution for turn on optimization of a driver for one or more light sources is disclosed.
- a duty cycle value is selected from a table.
- the selected duty cycle corresponds to the target output current of the driver and has a corresponding voltage.
- the selected duty cycle is applied to the driver.
- An output voltage at the light source is measured and compared to the corresponding voltage of the selected duty cycle to produce a voltage comparison result.
- the selection of the duty cycle is adjusted.
- an output current of the light source is measured and compared to the target output current to produce a current comparison result.
- An adjustment coefficient is applied to a feedback circuit of the driver based thereon, wherein the feedback circuit adjusts a switching frequency of the driver based on the selected duty cycle.
- the invention in a first aspect relates to a method for calibrating a light emitting diode, LED, of a red-green-blue, RGB, LED device, said RGB LED device arranged for setting a pulse width modulation, PWM, duty cycle and for supplying to said LED either a current having a first value or a current having a second value higher than said first value.
- the method comprises:
- the proposed solution indeed allows for controlling the RGB LED device. By determining calibration parameters linked to the use of the current having a low value and calibration parameters linked to the use of the high current value, all information is collected needed to account for the possible working point shift when switching between the two currents.
- the method steps are repeated for each LED of the RGB LED device.
- the first PWM duty cycle is equal to 50%. In advantageous embodiments the third PWM duty cycle is equal to 100%.
- the calculated parameters are stored in a memory.
- the calculated parameters from the measured first set are used to express colour intensity as a linear function of PWM duty cycle when the current having the first value is applied.
- the function expressing colour intensity as a function of PWM duty cycle when the current having said second value is applied using the calculated parameters from the measured second and third set is a linear function.
- the invention relates to a method for operating a red-green-blue, RGB, LED device, comprising
- the switching to the current having said second value is performed after a given time interval has elapsed.
- the threshold level equals the first PWM duty cycle.
- the invention relates to a RGB LED device comprising
- the current supply means comprises a current selector for selecting either the current having said first value or the current having said second value higher than said first value.
- the current supply means comprises a single current source to provide either the current having said first value or the current having said second value higher than said first value.
- the current supply means comprises two current sources.
- the current supply means comprises a switchable element controllable by the PWM control means.
- FIG. 1 illustrates a LED device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a colour gamut triangle for two different current values.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a possible behaviour of the tristimulus values for a red LED as a function of the PWM duty cycle when a low current is applied.
- FIG. 4 illustrates an embodiment of operating a RGB LED device calibrated according to the present invention.
- the present invention proposes a calibration method for a RGB LED device for use over a wide dynamic intensity range with a limited PWM resolution.
- the LED device of FIG. 1 is considered.
- the LED device comprises a red-green-blue light emitting diode (RGB LED) ( 1 ) and a RGB LED controller ( 2 ).
- RGB LED red-green-blue light emitting diode
- RGB LED controller 2
- this is realized e.g. as an integrated circuit (IC).
- the RGB LED controller comprises a voltage regulator ( 3 ) capable of regulating an external supply voltage VS down to an internal supply voltage for the integrated circuit. In automotive environments this external supply might not be stable.
- An RC oscillator ( 4 ) provides a system clock to a microcontroller ( 5 ) and the current source and PWM control ( 6 ).
- the microcontroller comprises a central processing unit (CPU) ( 51 ), a random access memory (RAM) ( 52 ), a non-volatile data memory (e.g. EEPROM, NVRAM) ( 53 ) and a non-volatile program memory (e.g. ROM, Flash, OTP) ( 54 ).
- CPU central processing unit
- RAM random access memory
- non-volatile data memory e.g. EEPROM, NVRAM
- a non-volatile program memory e.g. ROM, Flash, OTP
- the microcontroller can receive information for a given target colour point and colour intensity via a bus interface, e.g. a LIN interface, from a higher-level unit (not shown in FIG. 1 ).
- a bus interface e.g. a LIN interface
- the RGB LED is driven by means of two different continuous currents, i.e. a low current and a high current, which are selectable by a current selector ( 8 ).
- a current selector 8
- the proposed approach can readily be extended to the use of more than two currents.
- a current of a first, low value and a current of a second value higher than that low value are considered.
- two independently controllable current sources ( 9 , 10 ) are provided to set the currents.
- there is only a single current source capable of providing alternately the high and the low current as defined by the current selector.
- the selected current can also be controlled by a PWM via a switchable element ( 7 ), which allows a wide dynamic range in intensity per colour channel.
- the setting of the current sources, the selection of the currents and the PWM settings are provided by the microcontroller ( 5 ) in cooperation with the current source(s) and the PWM control ( 6 ).
- the low and high current may be controlled for instance in steps of 3 mA between e.g. 0 mA and e.g. 30 mA.
- the low current is kept at e.g. 3 mA or 6 mA or any other current lower than the high current.
- the higher current is preferably kept at 30 mA or 27 mA or any other value higher than the low current.
- a fixed low current value and fixed high current value are programmed.
- the two fixed currents together with the current selector and the PWM control on the PWM controllable switching element ( 7 ) are used to adjust the light output to a given colour point and colour intensity.
- the change of current from a selected low current to a selected high current for one or more colour channels of a given RGB LED results in a shifted colour gamut triangle (from triangle ( 201 ) to triangle ( 202 )) as shown in FIG. 2 as the working point of the one or more LEDs is shifted from point T 1 ( 204 ) to point T 2 ( 205 ) and thus the light output spectrum of the RGB LED shifts as well.
- a gamut is the complete subset of colours which can be accurately represented by a certain device.
- a gamut of an RGB LED panel is represented by a triangle in a CIE 1931 colour space chromaticity diagram.
- the common colour gamut can be used to calculate a closest colour point to the target colour point, which is displayable by both selected current values. This closest colour point is then used in a given light scene.
- the present invention proposes an alternative and novel way to carry out the calibration.
- the calibration is done for all three LEDs of a RGB LED at three characteristic working points, i.e.:
- the colour scene (colour point and colour intensity) can be described and measured as X, Y, Z values (CIE1931 colour coordinates) during a spectral optical measurement.
- CIE XYZ colour space encompasses all colour sensations that are visible to a person with average eyesight. Therefore, CIE XYZ (the so-called tristimulus values) is a device-invariant representation of colour. It serves as a standard reference against which many other colour spaces are defined.
- a set of colour matching functions like the spectral sensitivity curves of the LMS colour space, but not restricted to non-negative sensitivities, associates physically produced light spectra with specific tristimulus values.
- the currents are selected and applied and various PWM duty cycles are used.
- the X, Y, Z values for the single red, green, blue LED of the RGB LED are measured in a spectral way by means of e.g. an optical array spectrometer.
- the measurements can be performed in a serial way. This means each LED (red, green and blue) is exercised with the currents with the PWM duty cycles in a serial manner.
- the selection of the currents and PWM duty cycles during calibration is made considering that a given target colour point can be displayed by combining any fixed current value of the selected fixed low current or the selected fixed high current with a suitably adjusted PWM duty cycle value, as also illustrated in FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 3 shows the tristimulus values XLEDred, YLEDred, ZLEDred in function of PWM duty cycles for instance for the red LED.
- X LEDred mX _LEDred*PWMLEDred+ bX _LEDred
- X LEDgreen mX _LEDgreen*PWMLEDgreen+ bX _LEDgreen
- X LEDblue mX _LEDblue*PWMLEDblue+ bX _LEDblue
- Y LEDred mY _LEDred*PWMLEDred+ bY _LEDred
- Y LEDgreen mY _LEDgreen*PWMLEDgreen+ bY _LEDgreen
- the calibration at the selected fixed high current needs to be done below the switching point (thus ⁇ 50% PWM duty cycle and a value for I_high so chosen that the resulting current is below I_low and another reference point with e.g. 100% duty cycle.
- the calibration below the current switching point ensures a smooth transition when the current is switched from the selected fixed low current to the selected fixed high current or vice versa.
- the linear equations can be set up between both measured points for all tristimulus values in the following way according to FIG.
- the parameters derived in this calibration step can be put into the non-volatile data memory ( 53 ) as a data array.
- the calibration data can further be used to calculate any PWM value to be applied in order to reach a certain colour scene (colour point, colour intensity) which is described via X, Y and Z when using a fixed selected low current or a fixed selected high current.
- the RGB LED controller ( 2 ) may receive the target light scene information X, Y, Z from a higher level unit e.g. via a LIN bus connection and it might calculate the PWM settings via the equation matrix shown in (11) for a selected fixed low or a fixed high current exploiting the parameters derived in the calibration step and stored in the non-volatile data memory ( 53 ).
- FIG. 4 describes an embodiment of a method for setting of the current source ( 100 ), thus how to select during operation the current to be used, i.e. a low current or a high current.
- the RGB LED controller ( 2 ) receives the target colour information X, Y, Z ( 102 ).
- PWM values are calculated based on the calibration data and the equation matrix shown in (11) for the selected fixed low current ( 104 ).
- a determination step ( 105 ) it is checked if the PWM duty cycle for the red LED is >PWMsp, e.g. >50%. In case this is true, the fixed high current is selected ( 107 ), in case this is not true, the selected fixed low current is kept ( 106 ).
- a next step ( 108 ) it is checked if the PWM duty cycle for another LED, e.g. the green LED, is >PWMsp. In case this is true, the fixed high current is selected ( 110 ); in case this is not true, the selected fixed low current is kept ( 109 ).
- a following determination step ( 111 ) it is checked if the PWM duty cycle for the third LED, e.g. the blue LED, is >PWMsp. In case this is true, the fixed high current is selected ( 113 ); in case this is not true, the selected fixed low current is kept ( 112 ).
- the routine can be used in case X, Y, Z values are updated from an applied light scene to a new light scene. Further, the new PWM values are calculated first and applied in a synchronous manner in step 116 . This ensures that no flickering might be received in case light scenes are updated very often.
- the currents are not switched immediately after the determination steps.
- the selection is just memorized.
- the switch of the current might be applied in a synchronous manner also in step 116 , when the new calculated PWM values are applied.
- the routine can also be applicable if more fixed currents than just a selected fixed low and high current are used. This increases the calibration efforts, as also for these currents a calibration as previously described, needs to be applied. On the other hand, any additional current enlarges again the resolution achievable with a 16-bit PWM.
- a 16-bit PWM resolution would lead to a resolution of 0.457 ⁇ A per bit or PWM step. This is equivalent to ca. only 6556 PWM steps or circa 12 bit to display a current of e.g. 3 mA. This resolution is not sufficient and may lead to a non-precise colour point.
- a computer program may be stored/distributed on a suitable medium, such as an optical storage medium or a solid-state medium supplied together with or as part of other hardware, but may also be distributed in other forms, such as via the Internet or other wired or wireless telecommunication systems. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the scope.
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- measuring a first set of tristimulus values for the LED when the current having said first value is applied to the LED with a first PWM duty cycle,
- calculating from the measured first set of tristimulus values parameters to express colour intensity as a function of PWM duty cycle when the current having said first value is applied,
- measuring a second set of tristimulus values for the LED when the current having said second value is applied with a second PWM duty cycle, said second PWM duty cycle lower than the first PWM cycle, whereby the resulting current is lower than the current resulting when the current having said first value is applied with the first PWM duty cycle,
- measuring a third set of tristimulus values for the LED when the current having said second value is applied with a third PWM duty cycle, said third PWM duty cycle higher than the first PWM cycle, whereby the resulting current is higher than the current resulting when the current having said first value is applied with the first PWM duty cycle,
- calculating from the measured second and third set of tristimulus values parameters to express colour intensity as a function of PWM duty cycle when the current having said second value is applied.
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- calibrating the RGB LED device as previously described,
- receiving tristimulus value information on a target colour point and intensity,
- calculating during operation for each LED a PWM duty cycle value, while the current having the first value is applied, thereby exploiting parameters obtained in the calibration step,
- checking for each LED if the calculated PWM duty cycle value exceeds a threshold level set to the first PWM duty cycle, and if so, switching for that LED to the current having said second value and calculating the corresponding PWM duty cycle, thereby exploiting parameters obtained in the calibration step.
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- a red, green and blue LED,
- pulse width modulation, PWM, control means for setting a PWM duty cycle value,
- current supply means for supplying to the LEDs either a current having a first value or a current having a second value higher than said first value,
- a controller comprising a processing means arranged for
- receiving information on a target colour point and target intensity,
- calculating from a measured first set of tristimulus values parameters to express colour intensity as a function of PWM duty cycle when said current having said first value is applied,
- calculating from a measured second and third set of tristimulus values parameters to express colour intensity as a function of PWM duty cycle when said current having said second value is applied, said second set measured when said current having said second value is applied with a second PWM duty cycle, said second PWM duty cycle lower than said first PWM cycle, whereby the resulting current is lower than the current resulting when said current having said first value is applied with said first PWM duty cycle, said third set of tristimulus values measured when said current having said second value is applied with a third PWM duty cycle, said third PWM duty cycle higher than said first PWM cycle, whereby the resulting current is higher than the current resulting when said current having said first value is applied with said first PWM duty cycle,
said RGB LED device further comprising storage means for storing said calculated parameters.
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- at a selected fixed low current (I_low) at a given PWM duty cycle value PWMsp, e.g. 50%,
- at a selected high current (I_high) at a PWM duty cycle PWMlow lower than PWMsp, whereby the high current value and the applied PWM duty cycle PWMlow are so chosen that the resulting current is smaller than the resulting current when the low current (I_low) is used, i.e. I_high*PWMlow<I_low*PWMsp,
- at the selected high current (I_high) at a PWM duty cycle PWMmax, typically the maximum of 100%. The resulting current I_high*PWMmax is higher than the resulting current I_low*PWMsp when the low current is used.
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- 1. XLEDred, YLEDred, ZLEDred measured @ I_low and PWM duty cycle PWMsp (50%)
- 2. XLEDgreen, YLEDgreen, ZLEDgreen measured @ I_low and PWM duty cycle PWMsp (50%)
- 3. XLEDblue, YLEDblue, ZLEDblue measured @ I_low and PWM duty cycle PWMsp (50%)
- 4. XLEDred, YLEDred, ZLEDred measured @ I_high and PWM duty cycle PWMlow (<50%)
- 5. XLEDgreen, YLEDgreen, ZLEDgreen measured @ I_high and PWM duty cycle PWMlow (<50%)
- 6. XLEDblue, YLEDblue, ZLEDblue measured @ I_high and PWM duty cycle PWMlow (<50%)
- 7. XLEDred, YLEDred, ZLEDred measured @ I_high and PWM duty cycle PWMmax (100%)
- 8. XLEDgreen, YLEDgreen, ZLEDgreen measured @ I_high and PWM duty cycle PWMmax (100%)
- 9. XLEDblue, YLEDblue, ZLEDblue measured @ I_high and PWM duty cycle PWMmax (100%)
XLEDred=mX_LEDred*PWMLEDred+bX_LEDred
XLEDgreen=mX_LEDgreen*PWMLEDgreen+bX_LEDgreen
XLEDblue=mX_LEDblue*PWMLEDblue+bX_LEDblue
YLEDred=mY_LEDred*PWMLEDred+bY_LEDred
YLEDgreen=mY_LEDgreen*PWMLEDgreen+bY_LEDgreen
YLEDblue=mY_LEDblue*PWMLEDblue+bY_LEDblue
ZLEDred=mZ_LEDred*PWMLEDred+bZ_LEDred
ZLEDgreen=mZ_LEDgreen*PWMLEDgreen+bZ_LEDgreen
ZLEDblue=mZ_LEDblue*PWMLEDblue+bZ_LEDblue (11)
whereby the target colour point/intensity has tristimulus values X, Y, Z given by the expressions
X=XLEDred+XLEDgreen+XLEDblue
Y=YLEDred+YLEDgreen+YLEDblue
Z=ZLEDred+ZLEDgreen+ZLEDblue (12)
mX_LEDred=XLEDred/PWMsp, with XLEDred measured,PWMsp=50% applied
mY_LEDred=YLEDred/PWMsp, with YLEDred measured,PWMsp=50% applied
mZ_LEDred=ZLEDred/PWMsp, with ZLEDred measured,PWMsp=50% applied
mX_LEDgreen=XLEDgreen/PWMsp, with XLEDgreen measured,PWMsp=50% applied
mY_LEDgreen=YLEDgreen/PWMsp, with YLEDgreen measured and PWMsp=50% applied
mZ_LEDgreen=ZLEDgreen/PWMsp, with ZLEDgreen measured and PWMsp=50% applied
mX_LEDblue=XLEDblue/PWMsp, with XLEDblue measured,PWMsp=50% applied
mY_LEDblue=YLEDblue/PWMsp, with YLEDblue measured and PWMsp=50% applied
mZ_LEDblue=ZLEDblue/PWMsp, with ZLEDblue measured and PWMsp=50% applied (13)
Hence, for the selected fixed low current all unknown variables (e.g. for the red LED: mX_LEDred, mY_LEDred, mZ_LEDred) of the equations (11) have been determined in this calibration step via the
mX_LEDred=(XmaxLEDred−XlowLEDred)/(PWMmax−PWMlow),
bX_LEDred=XmaxLEDred−mX_LEDred*PWMmax
mY_LEDred=(YmaxLEDred−YlowLEDred)/(PWMmax−PWMlow),
bY_LEDred=YmaxLEDred−mY_LEDred*PWMmax
mZ_LEDred=(ZmaxLEDred−ZlowLEDred)/(PWMmax−PWMlow),
bZ_LEDred=ZmaxLEDred−mZ_LEDred*PWMmax
mX_LEDgreen=(XmaxLEDgreen−XlowLEDgreen)/(PWMmax−PWMlow),
bX_LEDgreen=XmaxLEDgreen−mX_LEDgreen*PWMmax
mY_LEDgreen=(YmaxLEDgreen−YlowLEDgreen)/(PWMmax−PWMlow),
bY_LEDgreen=YmaxLEDgreen−mY_LEDgreen*PWMmax
mZ_LEDgreen=(ZmaxLEDgreen−ZlowLEDgreen)/(PWMmax−PWMlow),
bZ_LEDgreen=ZmaxLEDgreen−mZ_LEDgreen*PWMmax
mX_LEDblue=(XmaxLEDblue−XlowLEDblue)/(PWMmax−PWMlow),
bX_LEDblue=XmaxLEDblue−mX_LEDblue*PWMmax
mY_LEDblue=(YmaxLEDblue−YlowLEDblue)/(PWMmax−PWMlow),
bY_LEDblue=YmaxLEDblue−mY_LEDblue*PWMmax
mZ_LEDblue=(ZmaxLEDblue−ZlowLEDblue)/(PWMmax−PWMlow),
bZ_LEDblue=ZmaxLEDblue−mZ_LEDblue*PWMmax
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